Chapter 122: Closed Applications
"I thought you said he would not come for you all?" Zerynthia asked with a raised eyebrow, getting her anger under control.
"I did," Elexis said, and Bane walked into the cave area that Zerynthia was standing in.
With a flick of her wrist, pillars of fire rose up to act like bars to trap the two demon women in the cave behind Zerynthia, then she turned back to Bane, but frowned.
"Do you not realize the situation you are in now?" Zerynthia asked the man who was covering his eyes.
"Do you not?" Bane replied, and Zerynthia's frown deepened.
"Are you threatening me?"
"Do your nipples always get that erect when you are mad? Or are you excited?" Bane asked, after a quick peek between his fingers. “You could take a person's eye out with those, or cut glass! Sheesh!”
Zerynthia's frown vanished as her face became a mask of confusion, and she glanced down to see her nipples were indeed hard.
"Why are you not scared of me? Do you not know who I am?" Zerynthia questioned.
Bane let out a sigh. "Can you put some clothes on first? That peak is probably going to land me in a hospital bed in the future, so let's not make the trip any worse, okay?"
Zerynthia's eyes widened and she covered her chest.
"I see you are starting to realize the position you are in, mortal."
"Mortal? Oh, please, you can drop the act. You are clearly a demon, and a high level one at that. I just got done with killing a Demon King, and I'm here for his women," Bane stated.
"I will not give you the Demon King's whores! You will need no treat after you have finished using my body," Zerynthia boasted, and Bane clicked his tongue on the back of his teeth, shaking his head.
"I fucking told you," Bane muttered, and he heard an internal snort from Onyx.
'While this was never the point of you coming to the Demon World, you can think of this as resistance training. Women in the real world are not like this normally, but that isn't to say that there are some that will be even worse than demons. Some will be strong enough that a simple no, or even a thousand won't be enough to be rid of them. You will need to have the strength to resist them, and even then, not every battle is won by fighting,' Onyx advised, and Bane let out a breath.
"Fine, whatever. Can you just tell me how I should deal with this crazy bird then?" Bane asked, and Onyx didn't respond.
"I will have you know that I am the greatest of the Demon Phoenixes, Zerynthia Nyx'Ashara! I was born with the power of fire, darkness, and immortality! Why would you ever want such useless women like them at your side, when you can have me!"
"I don't want them, or you... Well, I need them... Nah, just tell me the way to the nearest demon city or whatever is, and you three and have a big orgy all by yourselves, okay?"
Zerynthia's face twitched, and Bane sighed, shaking his head. "Listen, I have already had a rough day, so you can have those two and I can leave, okay?"
Zerynthia took a breath, and then a step closer to Bane.
"Do you really have no idea who I am?" Zerynthia asked with a sultry tone, and Bane felt her breasts press up against his chest.
"I know you are a Demon Phoenix, and like the other two, hell bent on getting into my pants for some reason," Bane replied.
Zerynthia chuckled as her fingers traced his jawline, and she placed her lips near his.
"You're cute," she breathed as her hands started to undo his shorts, and Bane caught her wrists.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I was once a Queen of the Demon Emperor, so I know how to treat you the way royalty is meant to be," Zerynthia cooed, but Bane didn't let go.
"I told you, I'm not interested in you."
"So what, you're gay?" Zerynthia taunted, and Bane pushed back and put his arms up in an x pattern.
"No, happily abused, I mean married, or I am going to be if I can ever get off this damn world!"
"Oh, that won't be happening. You will be staying with me for the rest of eternity, my little king," Zerynthia breathed, and the fire walls flared up.
'It appears that she isn't going to take no for an answer. We will need to find a way to stop her, or convince her otherwise. I don't think she will listen to reason, however,' Onyx informed, and Bane sighed.
"Yeah, no shit," Bane grumbled.
"Who are you talking to? You must have someone helping you, no? Someone giving you information," Zerynthia inquired, and Bane sighed.
"Yeah, it's a voice in my head."
"That doesn't make any sense," Zerynthia muttered, and Bane shrugged.
"I know it doesn't. Listen, let's just agree to disagree and call it a day, alright?" Bane proposed, and Zerynthia's mouth split into a smile.
"You are going to have to be mine eventually, might as well start now," she said, and then looked back at the women. "If you can satisfy me, I might let you play with the other two from time to time."
Bane's face turned into a scowl, and Zerynthia's smile grew.
"That's not how it works. I don't know what kind of bullshit you have been taught, but I don't play that game," Bane explained, and Zerynthia let out a cackle.
"Then why did you not simply kill me, or run away? You have no desire to do so, so that can only mean one thing. You wish to have me, and I will make that wish a reality."
'I can't help you out of this one. Your best bet is to kill her,' Onyx explained, but she had yet to attack him, playing at Bane's single thread of humanity.
"I am not killing you because you are not a threat to me, and I haven't run away because no one has given me a direction to run in," Bane explained, and then let out a sigh. "Listen, Zerry. You are very pretty, and have a nice body, but I am already taken."
Zerynthia's smile deepened. "If that is all then taking me should be no problem. Your other wife would be proud of you for securing such a powerful partner."